{"id":57614,"date":"2026-07-19T16:26:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T16:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/57614\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T16:26:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T16:26:45","slug":"barcelona-two-julian-alvarez-alternatives-discussed-after-moves-for-premier-league-pair-ruled-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/57614\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona: Two Julian Alvarez alternatives discussed after moves for Premier League pair ruled out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Barcelona are stepping up work on alternative striker targets as their pursuit of Julian Alvarez<\/a> continues to stall, with TEAMtalk understanding Chelsea<\/a>\u2019s Joao Pedro and Bournemouth sensation Eli Junior Kroupi are no longer realistic options.<\/p>\n

The Catalan giants have not given up on signing Alvarez from Atletico Madrid and remain in contact over a potential deal. However, sources have confirmed negotiations between the clubs are making little progress, prompting sporting director Deco to intensify work on contingency plans as Barcelona prepare for life after Robert Lewandowski.<\/p>\n

We understand Barcelona<\/a> are also planning for the likely departure of Ferran Torres this summer<\/a>, making the signing of a new centre-forward one of their biggest priorities before the transfer window closes.<\/p>\n

We can reveal that Deco remains convinced Joao Pedro<\/a> would have been the ideal fit for Barcelona\u2019s attack. The Brazilian has long been admired by the Barca chief and, after making contact earlier in the summer, Barcelona returned with another approach this month in an attempt to test Chelsea<\/a>\u2018s resolve.<\/p>\n

They received exactly the same response.<\/p>\n

Chelsea made it clear that Joao Pedro is not for sale. Sources have confirmed new head coach Xabi Alonso has personally spoken with the Brazilian and reiterated that he is central to his long-term plans at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n

Pedro himself has also been encouraged by those conversations. While flattered by Barcelona\u2019s interest, he has no intention of pushing for a move and is fully committed to Chelsea\u2019s project under Alonso.<\/p>\n

Our sources indicate that Barcelona have now accepted that stance and sources insist they will not be pursuing the former Brighton forward any further.<\/p>\n

Want more breaking news and transfer lines from original sources? Add TEAMtalk as a preferred source on Google <\/a>to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n

Barcelona backing away from Tottenham target Kroupi<\/p>\n

Another Premier League player Barca have done extensive work on is Bournemouth wonderkid El Junior Kroupi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The France youth international remains one of the most highly-rated young forwards in Europe and Tottenham Hotspur are currently leading the race for his signature<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Barcelona are huge admirers of Kroupi, but sources have told us they have no intention of entering the financial battle required to prise him away from Bournemouth.<\/p>\n

The Catalan club internally value Kroupi at between \u00a350-60million, but believe it would take a fee close to \u00a3100m to convince Bournemouth to sell.<\/p>\n

With the English market continuing to inflate \u2013 as highlighted by Chelsea agreeing a \u00a3117million deal to sign Morgan Rogers and make him the most expensive British player of all time \u2013 Barcelona have decided Kroupi no longer represents a realistic target.<\/p>\n

That leaves Alvarez<\/a> as the dream signing, although there is growing acceptance inside the club that Atletico Madrid are refusing to move from their position.<\/p>\n

DON\u2019T MISS: Barcelona maestro REJECTS Chelsea, Man City as Man Utd learn star\u2019s verdict after Tielemans signing<\/a><\/p>\n

Barcelona weighing up Alvarez alternatives<\/p>\n

With little progress being made in negotiations, Barcelona are continuing their due diligence on alternative options.<\/p>\n

TEAMtalk understands Darwin Nunez<\/a> and Dusan Vlahovic<\/a> have both been discussed internally as experienced forwards capable of leading the line next season.<\/p>\n

Neither has overtaken Alvarez in Barcelona\u2019s thinking, but both are now genuine alternatives as Deco and the club\u2019s recruitment team prepare for the possibility that a deal for the Argentina international cannot be completed before the transfer window closes.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, we can reveal that Tottenham are planning for life without Cristian Romero, and sources can reveal the likely price the club will settle on, as Barcelona battle three other clubs for his signature<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barcelona are stepping up work on alternative striker targets as their pursuit of Julian Alvarez continues to stall,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57615,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1706,92,7132,942,15828,10342,9521,5017,1707,3092,674,4298,100,2691,1708],"class_list":["post-57614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-all-the-news","tag-barcelona","tag-bournemouth","tag-chelsea","tag-darwin-nunez","tag-dusan-vlahovic","tag-eli-junior-kroupi","tag-exclusives","tag-front-page","tag-joao-pedro","tag-julian-alvarez","tag-popular","tag-premier-league","tag-spanish-la-liga","tag-transfer-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}